Family Communication and Genetic Counseling: The Case of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Genetic Counseling
- Vol. 6 (1) , 45-60
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025611818643
Abstract
In familial breast/ovarian cancer, the information that the proband is able to supply about other family members is of critical importance for genetic counseling. This frequently requires family...Keywords
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